Westates Petroleum
Operator of record for 85 catalogued wells across 3 states. Every well below links to its full registry page.
Filed as: WESTATES PETROLEUM COMPANY · Westates Petroleum Co · Westates Petroleum Co.
At a glance
Westates Petroleum is the operator of record for 85 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 3 states. None is listed as active, 83 (98%) are plugged & abandoned and 2 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in California, with 59 wells (69% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
85
Active
0
Plugged
83
Orphaned
2
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| California | 59 |
| Wyoming | 25 |
| Utah | 1 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 66
- Gas wells
- 3
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Westates Petroleum operate?
Westates Petroleum's catalogued wells are spread across 3 states: California (59), Wyoming (25) and Utah (1). Its 59 California wells are 0.0% of the 242,471 catalogued in that state — its largest share of any state. Counts cover only states whose registries WellCensus has ingested with operator names; wells in Nebraska and Texas (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of Westates Petroleum’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Westates Petroleum's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 98% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 2 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Westates Petroleum operate?
By product class, 66 (78%) are oil wells and 3 (4%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Eugene West 1 in Niobrara, WY at 7,710 ft. The wells listed below sit in Niobrara (WY), Carbon (WY), Weston (WY), Hot Springs (WY) and Sweetwater (WY). State filings spell the name 3 ways; WellCensus merges exact-normalized spellings only, so subsidiaries and affiliates keep their own pages.
Notable wells operated by Westates Petroleum
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene West 1 | 49-027-20213 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Niobrara, WY | Westates Petroleum Company | 7,710 ft |
| Govt 1 | 49-007-05797 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Carbon, WY | Westates Petroleum Company | 7,361 ft |
| Govt 1-31 | 49-045-06133 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Westates Petroleum Company | 5,660 ft |
| Govt 3-31 | 49-045-60117 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Westates Petroleum Company | 5,630 ft |
| Govt 4-31 | 49-045-06142 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Westates Petroleum Company | 5,596 ft |
| Govt 7-32 | 49-045-06132 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Westates Petroleum Company | 5,542 ft |
| Govt 4-32 | 49-045-60119 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Westates Petroleum Company | 5,530 ft |
| Govt 2 | 49-045-06140 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Westates Petroleum Company | 5,455 ft |
| Govt 5-33 | 49-045-06155 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Weston, WY | Westates Petroleum Company | 5,320 ft |
| Govt Carlson 1 | 49-017-05450 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hot Springs, WY | Westates Petroleum Company | 5,235 ft |
| Federal 1-21 | 49-017-05532 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Hot Springs, WY | Westates Petroleum Company | 4,630 ft |
| Sunderhaus 2-19 | 49-037-20152 | Plugged & abandoned | Gas | Sweetwater, WY | Westates Petroleum Company | 4,310 ft |
Deepest first where depth is published. See all 85 wells →
Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Westates Petroleum operate?
Westates Petroleum is the operator of record for 85 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in California (59). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Westates Petroleum's wells are still active?
0 of Westates Petroleum's catalogued wells are active; 83 are plugged & abandoned and 2 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Westates Petroleum operate wells?
Westates Petroleum is the operator of record for wells in California (59), Wyoming (25) and Utah (1).
Does Westates Petroleum operate mostly oil or gas wells?
66 of Westates Petroleum's catalogued wells are oil wells and 3 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Westates Petroleum's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Eugene West 1 in Niobrara, WY is the deepest at 7,710 ft.
Where Westates Petroleum's wells are
About this data
Source: State oil & gas regulator registries (operator of record as filed, exact-normalized across states) plus the USGS United States Documented Orphaned Well Database (2026), as published October 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Westates Petroleum — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/westates-petroleum-3577 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).